Explosion on Japanese registered container vessel Manhattan Bridge with loss of 1 life

Auxiliary boiler explosion in the engine room while vessel was berthing at Felixstowe container terminal. Lead investigation state: Japan.

From:: Marine Accident Investigation Branch
Published: 12 February 2018

Vessel type:: Merchant vessel 100 gross tons or over
Report type:: Overseas report
Date of occurrence:: 19 January 2017

The report by the Japan Transport Safety Board (link to external website)(PDF, 3878KB) published on 21 December 2017.

MAIB published a safety bulletin in connection to this accident.

Published 12 February 2018